Improvement in pin-cushions



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TIMOTHY EARLE, 0F VALLEY FALLS, RHODE ISLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN PIN-CUSHIONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 38,8 l7, dated June 9,1863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TIMOTHY EARLE, of Valley Falls, in the county of.Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and ImprovedPin-Cushion; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which-Figure l is a section of my invention, taken in the line x fr, Fig. 2,Fig. 2, an external edge view ofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

This invention consists in constructing apincushion of two concavoconvex plates or disks of any suitable metal or hard material connectedtogether by a narrow band of the same substance perforated with holes ofsuch diameter to admit of pins passing through the interior of the case,being stuffed with Wool or other suitable material to keep the pins inproper place.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

A A represent two concavo convex plates or disks, constructed ot'silver, gold, or other metal, or hard material, such as hard rubber,gItta-percha, and like substances. The plates or disks A A may be of anysuitable diameter,

and they are connected together near their edges by a narrow band, B,which is of the same material as the plates or disks A A. The band B isperforated with holes a, of such diameter as to admit pins b throughthem, and theinterior of the case, which is formed ofthe disks and band,is filled with Wool or other suitable material, c, to keep the pinsinplace. (See Fig. l.)

By this simple invention a very neat and durable pincushion isobtainedone that may be conveniently carried in the pocket Without theliability ot' being broken or injured and have at the same time a veryneat and ornamental appearance.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, as an improved article of manufacture- A pill-cushioncomposed of two disks, A A, of metal or other suitablehard substance,con nected together by a perforated band, B, ot' the same material, toform a case which is lled with wool or other suitable substance, c, tokeep the pins which pass through the'perforations in the band Bin properposition, as herein set forth.

TIMOTHY EARLE.

Witnesses:

JOHN IRoNs, DAVID H. C. RICHARDSON.

